I know, you're the single one which are doing this, make something about Dacia Logan or Romanian cars please, I enjoy you a lot, hope you will be reaching 1.000.000.000 first
Alex Murphy well increasing your airflow can/will increase your power output, though it depends on the car and the exhaust just how much of a difference it makes, and often bigger aftermarket exhausts are louder. However they don't necessarily make a car powerful you are right.
Louder exhaust CAN mean better fuel economy and engine performance due to lack of exhaust flow resistance. The difference only occurs with a properly installed performance exhaust system, though.
Honestly most of the things listed in the video ive really never heard of people believing The oil change mostly but everything else im just sure only a small amout of people believe
AC gobbles up 5-10hp, turn off the AC on a hot day climbing up a hill and you will notice a big bump in torque requiring less throttle input. I use the AC even when cold out to help with hold back descending hills in a lower gear...it drags that much.
@@jordanbanko5347 2011 Silverado Crew with a 4.8L. I live in a very hilly city like San Francisco. Even with a Diablo tune in the truck on a long hill I have to adjust my throttle to maintain speed when the AC kicks in and out.
Pedro Rocha I hate hybrids , I hate hybrids , I hate hybrids , I hate hybrids , I hate hybrids , I HATE HYBRIDS!!!!!! Did I mention that I hate hybrids? And the pretentious Yuppie wannabes who drive them!
Number 7 avoid first year of a car's production used to be true in the past but now due to Federal Regulations every subsequent year has to suck just as bad as that initial year
Only under 55 mph, you should add that in. Having the windows down at 55 makes the car much less aerodynamic resulting in the engine working harder to keep the car at 55 than if the A/C was on.
Exactly. Mythbusters tested this years ago. I believe in their tests AC was more fuel efficient from 30 mph. I guess it depends on the aerodynamics of a particular car.
Brake issue on the 2009/10 fiesta what was a first year production model. And Ford state there was nothing wrong with the brakes on the cars and that it is a "soft touch brake system"... What having brakes feeling like they have air in them and feel like they won't stop your car will give you confidence in said car?? Changing the master cylinder makes the brakes feel sharp what says Fords didn't wanna do a mass recall... Truth is, first year owners help companies like Ford to find and fix issues with their new cars.
At my job we use vans, and when the new vw crafter came out, we got like ten of them. Until this, crafters have been known to be quite bulletproof, but out of these, nearly all went back to dealer with failed injectors, ECU's un DPF filters, within 20-30k km. First year car rule still applies.
no it dont, clutches, gears, steering wheels all have a deadplay where they do nothing. as long as you dont go over that deadplay you can keep your feet on the clutch or your hand on the gearstick... just an other urban legend
press f to doubt. you wear out the shift forks because there is only a certain amount of clearnace and no designed deadplay into a manual trans shifter.
There is a reason nuetral can be engaged on a auto whilst the car moves, only saves fuel when coming down a mountain but it does save alot and only engage drive when car stationary or at low speeds
It's not like he's doing it intentionally. You see how he's moving his hands, then automatically resting his hand on the shifter? Chances are, that guy drives stick, but he was driving a friend's car or something like that in this video. As for doing it on stick, I do it because it feels good, and also because, once I have a good performance car, I'm going to be working on one handed steering in terms of racing, where it is actually useful, although not easy to do when it comes to high speed cornering
The Mythbusters showed that the you get the best gas mileage with the windows closed and A/C off, middling gas mileage with the windows open, and appalling gas mileage with the A/C on
Speed also is a factor. At lower speeds around town, windows down and A/C off is better. At motorway speeds (80 kph or over) windows up and A/C on is better.
You have to consider How severe is your driving. Heavy traffic, dusty roads are considered as severe conditions. Highway Miles are not. So, If you drive only on the city and your car's manual says 10k , change the oil at 5k.
I attended fueling school in the military and I can give you some advice on when not to fuel up at the station. If the fuel petrol truck just finished unloading than I suggest you get to another fuel station. The reason for this is when the new fuel comes into contact with the old fuel, it all mixes together and the water and dirt particles that separated from the fuel at the bottom of the tank are now mixed back in. If you're super anal about the fuel than I suggest you learn when the fuel truck makes its rounds. Have a few parts per million is not that bad. Either way, I hope this helped.
Not true at all. Modern fuel pump dispensers have a filtration system to reduce if not eliminate particulate matter. Dirt and sediment is almost non existent since storage devices are cleaned regularly.
Because we all know that every gas station changes those filters every 8,000 gallons.....sorry, worked at one, and not only was "water seepage" a norm, but so was changing the filter 90,000 gallons after its effective filtration life. gas stations are NOT the military Oscar!
No, jet fuel has more in common with kerosene. Some people also substitute AVGAS for race gas on high compression engines. But whatever. We mechanics are just trying to scam you and don't know what we're talking about.
It isn't. F1 uses conventional gasoline with 5.75% ethanol content. As the guy you're replying to just said: Jet Fuel is basically kerosene, a heavy oil. The only engines which can potentially burn jet fuel are diesel and jet engines.
Just a couple of the many reasons why the only new car I'll even consider buying is the RX-9, whenever that comes out. Still not going to be buying that right out the gate, though, under any circumstances
@@user-rr6cg8uy2u Honestly, almost every company has turned shitty these days. I'm an old Nissan guy. I love cars like the 240sx and its Japanese cousins, I'm saving up to buy an R32, but I would never buy a modern Nissan, except for maybe a Juke R because that thing is fucking ridiculous
Sean Allen You know as well as I do that NO ONE these days can leave their phone for one minute! ....or so it seems. But you're right. Most people dont use their phone while refueling but there are still plenty that do. Just remember to keep away from the ones refueling while using a cell phone with an antenna!😁
Sean Allen, As an ex-servo attendant I can tell you that there are a LOT of people who keep using their phone while filling the tank. Boy do they get upset when I follow company policy and don't turn the pump on till they put it away. PSA useless additional info. Most fuelling browser fires are caused by women. Now before you all come round to my place and string me up by the short and curlies, there is a reason why this is. Two actually. 1) Women are more likely to be wearing synthetic fibre clothing. (results in more static) 2) Women tend to use the auto fill more and so do not remain grounded to the nozzle while filling the car. (once again resulting in more static) Thus they have a greater chance to have a static discharge occur.
actually. Mythbusters PROVED the last one. Driving with the windows down does have an effect on mpg because cars due to the extra drag. The effect is more significant in newer cars rather than older ones. A/C also has an impact on mpg. Which one of the two is worse depended on the speed you are going, the faster you are driving the worse windows down is.
I am not an expert, but going faster means less air can go inside due to aerodynamics, I think. So the faster you go, the less it should affect. (I'm half an engineer, but haven't gone this deep into physics)
im not sure of the exact reason, but if I had to guess its because the faster you are going the more air you have to push through. I have taken some physics courses but none are deep enough to be able to answer it scientifically. A more general way of explaining it though is if you do drive with the windows down, at high speeds you can feel more air hitting you while you are riding inside the car.
@@iandms1160 yea, I found the answer below, it does increase drag. Now I am curious if those wind deflectors found on some cars are actually reducing drag with open window, but I don't think anyone ever tested it.
I think from my experience, that meybe if u put vent on 1 and only slightly open back window (2 cm aprox.) u let air flow thru the car interior free and dont get drag from air entering thru vent intakte and building pressure in airfilter and car interior But, opened windows and increased fuel consumption depends on how big engine u have and how fast u go. On 3 Liter Diesel under 100 km/h u dont See diference, but whith 1 Liter petrol engine speeding 130 km/h whith opened Windows wil increase consumption meybe even 30 percent
As for the first year thing its still true. There is known to have many issues that dont come to light until the car is been in use. So i would 100% never buy a first model year.
Pennzoil 10w30 (not synthetic or high mileage), federated oil filters (upholds new car warranties), 3-5kmi oil changes and boom: 322,000 miles on a still factory sealed motor... And its a dodge magnum 3.9l v6/auto in a 4100lb dodge dakota.
Point 2: Colder fuel is in fact more dense, so more mass per volume means, that you get more energy for your money. But you're right about the tanks, they do not vary a lot in temperature. In Austria gas stations are only allowed to increase the price of the fuel at noon, so filling up in the morning will probably be cheaper in the morning then in the same days afternoon.
ahahahha my mom thought that if you turn off the a/c the engine will overheat 😂😂😂 i try to convince her that radiator is responsible for that task but she still stick with her thought😂😂😂
There is a Heat exchanger that is coupled to the normal a/c (So hot/cold not temperature and stuff) if your radiator is clogged and your engine is overheating putting the AC on full heat and full blow will cool it off.
Another few questions! 1. Do you play any games? 2. Do you have any modifications on your car? 3. What is your favorite car? 4. What car do you really want to own? 5. What types of cars do you like? Hope you reply to this! PS: Keep up the good videos!
+MTheCarspotter It's nice game, but i still think the steering could be better. Because for little corrections/turn-in it does feel a bit slow to turn and then straigthen out again. Still far better than the last one. With a bit better steering and a little bit more detail to performance-tuning i think it'd be almost perfect.
Why is there still debate on A.C and fuel consumption? A.C uses power to operate and in a car the power comes from fuel. If you use A.C it affects your fuel consumption, that's is! Basic physics!
Some cars take a noticeable hit on performance when AC is on, so maybe the loss of performance or retarding of engine timing negates the extra fuel consumption. Just a theory that some car manufacturers might be doing that.
Ben Not to be rude but that has to be the most ridiculous explanation I have heard. The internal combustion engine drives electrical generator directly through it's mechanical power provided by the fuel. As the AC-unit draws more power when it's under load, either the engine has to rev up to provide more power to the AC which consumes more fuel, or when the engine is already under heavy load some of it's mechanical power used to drive the car forward is converted to electrical energy to supply the AC thus making it feels like the car is losing its power. But in reality the engine always produce the same amount of power regardless of whither or not the AC is on. Only acceleration of the car is affected when some of the mechanical energy is divided into moving the car and supplementing the AC, making it less efficient at driving the car forward, in turn higher fuel consumption because you need to provide more fuel to the engine to get the same amount of forward momentum.
Ben to make it simple to understand, you can think of the generator as a second smaller engine. If both are to be powered at 100% they will require more fuel. If a pre-defined amount of fuel is used, then the two engines will have to share fuel, thus the bigger one which drives the car forward will get less than the total amount of fuel given. Making it less powerful, in turn if only viewing from the moving car forward point of view, less efficient.
that one about not buying 1st year production is rather wise. i had two brand new audi A6s in 2014 both the new model neither worked and both eventually went back to audi. i then had a VW passat in 2015 brand new shape again and same problem. then got a CLS shooting break all worked amazingly and now on an E-class estate again working well
i lease my cars therefor after 2-4 years i get to change. normally i settle for three years with a car and then make up my mind about whether to get the same again or go different. in the case of the CLS id happily go for another one however i got such a good deal on the first one that i couldn't afford the lease on a new one two years later
isnt leasing hell a lot more expenisve then buying the car? u literally pay like.. X-K dollars up front, then pay like.. X dollars each month (for example if u got a 3 yr leasing agreement) until u have payed off the "total" X-K dollars. But then u gotta give the car back to the leasing company after u have paid off the car in split payments for 3 years? if u own the car u can sell it again atleast and get some money back.
Myth #9 - The Chevy Nova had to be given a different name in Spanish speaking countries because "No va" means "No go", and implies the car doesn't run or go. While yes, the Nova was called the "Chevrolet Chevy" in Central and South American markets, there was really no greater meaning behind it, just as many other cars have different names in different markets (Nissan 350Z is Nissan Fairlady in Japan, Toyota Tacoma is Toyota Hilux in Europe). It's actually ridiculous if you think about it. For a Spanish speaking person to think a car called "Nova" doesn't run because "No va" means no go, would be like an English speaking person thinking a dining room set with the brand name "Notable" doesn't come with a table (as in "no table").
True, the AC motor draws power off the engine. Not only does it increase fuel consumption but it uses horsepower. I know this through doing gas mileage checks. I still think it is worth the extra fuel to stay cool though.
depends on the car. Just comparing similar era cars: I had a 1994 Toyota Corolla. Using the AC didn't seem to affect the power or MPG much. MY 1993 Subaru Impreza is another story. Turning on the ac dropped MPG by 5 and it was noticeably more sluggish while accelerating.
BlitzkriegRap that's a fuck load mate. 5-10% more fuel just from A/C is absolutely massive. BTW it's not like that at all. A/C affects low capacity, low torque engines more than bigger engines. The more capacity you have the less the a/c will leech your power, and the less you'll have to put your foot down and burn more fuel. A/c alone does not burn any more fuel. Your right foot does when your little Honda civic can't get up a hill with the a/c on.
Myth busters tested this, it's all about average speeds. When you average ~>40mph having your windows down makes a bigger aerodynamic drag on the car than having the A/C on.
I'm a mechanic, have been for 5 years and currently Forged my VXR... changing of engine oil DOES benefit your engine greatly every 3000 miles, as specially if the car has a paper oil filter as they have a tendency to bend and could break causing it to get sucked round blocking the pick up etc in bad cases. Long life servicing (20k) is pushing the engine to its limit as stated by dealers themselves, more frequent the better.
The point he was making is still correct: Follow the manufacturer's suggested maintenance schedule, not the recommendations of your local lube technician. If the MFR says you should be changing every 5,000 miles, then do that. That is, of course, if you use the recommended oil. Most manufacturers have two different schedules now: One for "normal" driving conditions and another for "hard" driving conditions. Each of these schedules will have different service intervals.
Here's another Myth: "Removing the Spare Tire Boosts MPGs". I busted that myth myself with my 2001 Acura MDX. It came with a doughnut spare hung from a cable under the rear of the vehicle. With it there, I got 24 MPG (I'm on the highway most of the time). I removed the doughnut, and my MPGs didn't get any higher. I went to a junkyard and bought a matching full size spare and put it where the doughnut used to be, and my MPG STILL didn't change! My gas mileage increased when I changed the air cabin filter, cleaned the mass airflow censor and throttle cable, and I then put Goodyear Assurance Fuel-Max tires on the car, boosting my MPGs to 28 MPG!
But it's not a myth. What is a myth is the need to buy it. You can use piss instead. The enzymes in urine are aggregated by the electrical wiring in bulb like housings (they're not actually bulbs but they retain they're name since they look like bulbs,)causing them to light up and shine. With newer cars you'll need a fleshlight adaptor because the led bulbs need different enzymes for the white shine. You can get away with piss but the lights will flicker. Or just buy the expensive blinker fluid.
The 3k mike oil change wasn’t a myth created by mechanics. It was true with conventional oil in older vehicles that ran hotter and had more buildup, causing friction and sediment in the oil/engine. With modern vehicles and modern synthetic engine oil, you can get away with changing it every 10k with no major issues.
Mythbusters tackled the open window/mpg myth. They concluded that for best fuel consumption, put your windows down, in the city, but have them up and air on , on the highway.
It adds up, it's not like you will be using double the normal amount of fuel but you notice how people will avoid certain places because the fuel is a few cents more expensive? Same thing, if you have it on all the time you may be paying a few dollars extra every time you go for fuel.
say you're averaging 25 MPG. (That's what I average in my corolla) if you run the a/c it's going to bring you down to 22. Over the course of a year that will likely translate to 200+ dollars of extra fuel, assuming you drive 15k a year or so.
Thats what i like about the toyota hybrids, the AC is all electric and supplied through the inverter, the electric compressor doesnt affect consumption or power as much as in normal cars. Whats funny with the toyota hybrids is that if u dont use AC at warm days, it can/will have a negative impact on the hybrid system, consumption and power. Since the hybrid battery needs to be cooled.
Just found this video. Nice work. The pics at the end of number 6 with the recovery truck are close to where i live. I nearly fell off my chair when i saw them
Ford could do something cool with their old Thunderbird name. Make it a large, but sporty electric car that can hit 60 mph in under 4 seconds and sell it for around 50K. It'd probably sell quite well if they can market it like a cheaper, but better handling Tesla.
Myth 2- you are getting it wrong, the fuel will be denser in morning because it is colder, which means more mass is packed per volume. That is just basic physics, matter usually gets denser as it cools down.
No you are wrong Arun. First, since you can't understand English, I'll repeat what the video says: Gas is stored underground, and due to the insulating effect of the ground and the large mass of the fuel, it stays at a fairly consistent temperature. Also, modern gas pumps are temperature compensated and pump the same volume regardless of the temperature of the fuel.
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Actually the 3000 mile oil change thing is a holdover from the 50's when some cars only had a bypass type of oil filteration, and back then the oils had high ash content which caused sludge. Changing the oil at 3000 miles reduced the sludge buildup. BTW .. My Ford Excursion in overdrive gets worse gas mileage at 70 mph than is does at 80 mph... my theory is that the engine is only turning about 1800 rpm at 70 mph, which too far below the torque peak of the V10 to be efficient, while at 80 mph I'm turning 2250 rpm closer but not quite. Great Vid .. Thanks for posting.
No, dealerships and garages recommend that so they can make more money of it, most modern cars with modern oil need it every 30.000km or 18000 miles or every year if you don't drive that on a year
My 2012 Ford F150 is every 10,000 miles, and that was set at the factory when the truck had synthetic blend. I use full synthetic, so I probably could go further. Actually, I heard that the oil can go for over 10,000 miles (conventional oil) if you can change only the oil filter. Not sure if that's true, though.
It's NOT a myth to change the oil every 3,000... not if ( and a lot of people do this ) , you drive nothing but in town driving, with tons of cold starts, and improper ( too short ) warm ups, and zillions of short trips where the car never gets fully warmed up.... all conspire to ruin the oil prematurely. Changing every 3,000 only is wrong if you drive nothing but freeway/highway miles all the time, which is easy on the vehicle. So , replace the 3,000 myth with the 'cold' air intake myth, and you still have 8 myths, Mr. Viral Videos.
It is pretty dumb. But I was once at a gas station, checking a voice mail when an elderly man who refuelled his car next to me said: "Do you want us all to blow up?" In another occasion , it was the shop assistant. It is a myth stuck deep in the heads of people.
Viral Vehicles the sign is simply there to tell you not to use the phone and just have your attention on what your doing while filling up your vehicle after all it makes sense cause you are dealing with some pretty flameable/dangerous stuff right? But yeah there is still people that thinks its because of the blowing everyting up story which has absolutly no valid 👎 There is an mythbusters episode where they are testing exactly this myth and there is nothing to it at all 😉
The MythBusters actually tested the open windows vs AC. They found that at speeds below roughly 50 miles per hour the open windows were more fuel efficient, but at speeds higher than that the AC was more fuel efficient. Objectively though, in either case the air conditioning is better at cooling you off.
Number 7 is wrong. Still to this day, you have (atleast) one company " FCA " that has a major history of screwing up first year production models. Jeep, Dodge, Chrysler, all three have this problem. You haven't the slightest idea how bad it is until you do your research or happen to own multiple first year model productions...
An oil and filter change is easy money though not making much, working at a garage myself though 3000 mile changes are worth doing on performance engines with Forged internals with high spec power. Power oil filters should be changed every 7000 on a normal car due to them crumbling and could clog the oil feeds and cause lots of problems, but if people research these simple not costly things it could save them lots of money in the future.
Regarding windows and MPG, the Mythbusters actually did something on it, and they determined that the effect is minor (just like with air conditioning) and that if you really are willing to obsess over those few ounces you're saving/wasting, it depends on your speed. Below 55mph, turning off the AC and opening the windows will save you just a tiny bit of gas, while it's just slightly better to close the windows and turn on the AC when at or above 55mph. They also busted the myth that driving a truck with the tailgate down saves gas. It actually _hurts_ your fuel economy slightly. When the tailgate is up and at highway speeds, an eddy current forms in the bed that streamlines the truck. This eddy current can't form when the tailgate is down, and as a result air rushes directly into the truck bed.
Changed the oil on my 2002 Dodge Neon every 5k using synthetic and it lasted me 353k miles before I got rid of it, still running. 3k is a myth by oil companies and garages.
Here in Brazil, you do have to change your oil every 5000 km (around 3000 miles) due to warmer temperatures and lower quality oil. In 5000 km my father's car evaporated (not burned) 2 liters of it's 5 liters of synthetic oil, and the low oil pressure light came on while cornering.
If you have a dual fuel car, petrol with a separate external lpg system, you can notice the differences in expansion of the lpg from the heat and cooling on your gauge going up and down.
i used to work at a gas station. As a prank (his gas station pranks were the best) he would tell people (especially blonds) they needed to change the air in their tires every few thousand miles. He also used play with a lot of firecrackers at the gas station. Good times!
